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82% Rotten Tomatoes Directed by James Schamus Music by Jay Wadley Director James Schamus Screenplay James Schamus | 6.9/10 IMDb 4/4 Roger Ebert Screenplay by James Schamus Initial release 3 November 2016 (Brazil) Box office 3.4 million USD Story by Philip Roth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Anthony Bregman
James Schamus
Rodrigo Teixeira Based on Indignation
by Philip Roth Starring Logan Lerman
Sarah Gadon
Tracy Letts
Linda Emond
Danny Burstein
Ben Rosenfield
Pico Alexander
Philip Ettinger
Noah Robbins Cast Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon, Tracy Letts, Linda Emond, Ben Rosenfield Similar Story by Philip Roth, Movies about college, Dramas Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indignation official trailer 1 2016 logan lerman sarah gadon movie hd
Indignation is a 2016 American drama film written, produced, and directed by James Schamus, making his feature directorial debut, and based on Philip Roth's 2008 novel of the same name. The film is set mostly in Ohio, in the early 1950s, and stars Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon, Tracy Letts, Linda Emond, Danny Burstein, Ben Rosenfield, Pico Alexander, Philip Ettinger, and Noah Robbins.
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- Indignation official trailer 1 2016 logan lerman sarah gadon movie hd
- Plot
- Production
- Filming
- Release
- Critical reception
- References
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2016, and was theatrically released on July 29, 2016, by Roadside Attractions and Summit Entertainment. Lerman's performance received positive reviews among critics and earned him a nomination on Seattle Film Critics Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
Plot
Set against the backdrop of the Korean War, a working-class Jewish student, Marcus (Logan Lerman), leaves Newark, New Jersey, to attend a small college in Ohio. There, he experiences a sexual awakening after meeting the elegant and wealthy Olivia (Sarah Gadon), and confronts the school's dean (Tracy Letts) over the role of religion in academic life. Olivia is a straightforward girl who, having gone unloved much of her life, has high expectations for her relationship for Marcus. After Marcus is pressured by his mother into ending the relationship, Olivia ends up in a hospital under psychiatric observation, and ultimately remains there until her death. Marcus meanwhile leaves college and joins the army to fight in the Korean War. There he is stabbed by a North Korean soldier, and in his last moments, thinks regretfully that he wishes Olivia to know of his continued feelings for her.
Production
In April 2015, Logan Lerman and Sarah Gadon were announced as having joined the cast of the film. James Schamus directed the film from his own script, and also served as a producer, alongside Anthony Bregman and Rodrigo Teixeira, while Stefanie Azpiazu, Avy Eschenasy, and Lerman are among the film's executive producers. In June 2015, Tracy Letts, Linda Emond, and Danny Burstein joined the cast of the film.
Filming
Principal photography began on June 15, 2015, in New York City. Production concluded on July 17, 2015.
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2016. Shortly after the film's premiere, Summit Entertainment acquired North American rights to the film for $2.5 million. It was later revealed that Roadside Attractions would co-distribute the film with Summit. It was also screened in the Panorama section of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was theatrically released on July 29, 2016.
Critical reception
Indignation received positive reviews from film critics. It holds an 82% "Fresh" rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 111 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Indignation proves it's possible to put together an engaging Philip Roth adaptation—and offers a compelling calling card for debuting writer-director James Schamus." On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 79 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Peter DuBurge of Variety gave the film a positive review, writing: "Schamus opted to make Philip Roth's 29th novel his own first feature, choosing an emotional and incredibly personal piece of material (it fictionalizes Roth's own early-'50s college experience) that adapts well to his polite, polished and reasonably old-fashioned aesthetic."
Joanne Laurier of the World Socialist Web Site described the film as "a generally praiseworthy work" dealing with "serious issues of war, religion, repression and American psychological dysfunction."